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@@ -133,7 +133,17 @@ applies :func:`repr`::
>>> print(f'My hovercraft is full of {animals!r}.')
My hovercraft is full of 'eels'.
-For a reference on these format specifications, see
+The ``=`` specifier can be used to expand an expression to the text of the
+expression, an equal sign, then the representation of the evaluated expression:
+
+ >>> bugs = 'roaches'
+ >>> count = 13
+ >>> area = 'living room'
+ >>> print(f'Debugging {bugs=} {count=} {area=}')
+ Debugging bugs='roaches' count=13 area='living room'
+
+See :ref:`self-documenting expressions <bpo-36817-whatsnew>` for more information
+on the ``=`` specifier. For a reference on these format specifications, see
the reference guide for the :ref:`formatspec`.
.. _tut-string-format: